Qlik
Qlik (pronounced "click") Sense is a data analytics platform, hosted by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. It allows users to interact with data through visualizations, filterable reports, and other formats.
Institutional data will be made available through the SMPH Qlik platform, including data from campus, UWHealth, and additional SMPH-specific data sources. This will include HR, financial, facilities, and educational data. Research data will, at this time, be limited to research administration.
Dashboards and reports will be created in Qlik Sense by SMPH IT, as well as by developers from other units within SMPH, giving groups the freedom to build to their own needs and specifications.
Release Timeline
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| Feb-May 2019 | First developers added to Qlik Dev Environment Building of baseline security groups Building of baseline Qlik data sets (QVDs) |
| May 2019 | Innaugural developer-to-developer demo Testing of security roles in Qlik Test Environment First Qlik apps moved into Qlik Test Environment |
| June 2019 | Launch of twice-monthly Qlik Developer Open Labs Testing of security roles in Qlik Production Environment |
| Summer 2019 | First Qlik apps promoted to Qlik Production Environment |
FAQ
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Direct Qlik access is limited to known users at this time. As we move toward release of the Test and Production environments we will update this with additional information. |
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SMPH is providing 3 Qlik environments:
Learn more about roles in each environment in SMPH Qlik Sense. |
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To get started as a developer:
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We are preparing a fillable form to initiate a conversation for something you'd like to see in Qlik. In the meantime, please send an email to support@med.wisc.edu to get started. If your idea has SMPH-wide appeal, we will discuss collaborative development options. Learn more about what it takes to get an idea to production. |
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| SMPH IT will be creating a default UW Qlik Theme. In the meantime, review the recommendations provided by Qlik on how to create apps that meet accessibility standards. |
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The core data to be used in Qlik enterprise reporting will be stored in files called QVDs. A QVD (QlikView Data) file is a file containing a table of data exported from Qlik Sense. QVD is a native Qlik format and can only be written to and read by Qlik Sense. See Qlik Data Overview.docx for more information on just how this works. |
RESOURCES
Qlik Sense App Development Community
https://community.qlik.com/t5/Qlik-Sense-App-Development/bd-p/qlik-sense-app-development
Qlik Sense Enterprise Documents
Top 10 Qlik Sense Enterprise Visualization Best Practices
Mike Tarallo's User Pagehttps://community.qlik.com/t5/Qlik-Support-Techspert-Thursdays/STT-Top-10-Qlik-Sense-Enterprise-Visualization-Best-Practices/td-p/1594470
Tutorials / videos available on Box
- For everyone starting with Qlik -
- Qlik Basics Tutorial (This sample app is available in the "Everyone" stream in the enterprise Development environment. Please make your own copy to work with by right-clicking on the App, and choosing "Duplicate". A copy should appear in your Work area. Alternatively, if you have Qlik Desktop installed you can download the Beginner's tutorial.qvffile in Box.)
- For Developers or Qlik Business Analysts -
- Qlik Sense Business Analysts Course (To get a better understanding of building visualizations)
- For Developers or Data Analysts -
- To get a better understanding of how data works and is structured in Qlik:
Qlik Help Tips YouTube Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRFvjyuHFvJzisE2CizLezYenmn6DpBz